Push-Down

Lie on your mat with your feet up and knees bent at 90 degrees. Bring your palms on the knees and press against them while at the same time maintaining resistance with your legs.

Hold this position for 60 seconds and breath normally throughout this exercise. Don’t hold your breath!

2. You Can Do It Anywhere

This one sounds like an obvious reason to work your abs, right?

The cool thing about ab exercises is that you don’t need a gym membership or a special place where to perform them. You can easily do your abdominal workout at home, in your bedroom.

All you need is a good yoga mat, which is a piece of workout equipment everybody needs. You will figure this out on your own when you’ll do your abs workout on the hard floor.

So now you are ready to do your workout. Here are three effective exercises that are perfect to get starting with an abdominal workout:

The best abdominal exercises you can do anywhere.

Scissor Kicks

This exercise is a good one to get you sweaty and feel those abs burning.

Lie down on your mat with your legs extended slightly above the floor and arms beside you. Raise one leg higher than the other and then switch legs.

Do it for 60 seconds without touching the floor/mat.

Bridge

This exercise is an easy, but really effective abdominal move.

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Engage your abs and lift your hips off the floor until they are level with your knees and shoulders. Maintain this position as long as possible (try to aim for 60 seconds).

V-Sit Ups

This abdominal workout is a bit more difficult, but the results are worth it.

Stay on the mat face up, with your legs straight and arms at your sides. In one move, lift your torso into an upright position while pulling your knees to your chest. Keep your arms and legs straight during the entire exercise.

Hold the position for a couple of seconds, then lower yourself back down and repeat for about 60 seconds.

3. Helps You Feel Better

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If you don’t understand what I mean by feeling better, then you don’t know how it feels to get a few inches off your waist. I tell you that it makes you feel amazing.

You will feel physically better, knowing that you fit in those new jeans. And you will feel mentally better too, because of the accomplishment you made.

Getting rid of that abdominal fat is not that easy, so you should feel good about your achievement.

4. Helps You Live Longer

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Studies showed that your waist circumference really matters when it comes to your health. Having extra fat around your waist can’t be healthy in any situation.

A larger waist size can increase the risk of obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. But ab exercises can reverse this unhealthy process.

So this can be a really good reason to start doing your abdominal workout now.

Just imagine yourself living a few more years and enjoying quality time with your grandchildren. Isn’t this worth all the sit-ups in the world?

5. Boosts Balance

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Well, you can think that having a great balance sounds a bit boring, but achieving that can have its own benefits.

Maybe you don’t even notice but when you walk, run, or get out of the car, balance is the key to all movements.

Having good balance will also help you with your fitness activities. Yoga, weight training, and even stretching require balance.

You can test your balance by standing on one leg with your arms fully extended. If you can stand in this position for 60 seconds, then your balance is great.

But if you’re out of balance, a daily abdominal workout will help you improve it.

And if you want more, you can add a bit salt and pepper to your abdominal workouts by using an ab roller. This is a great fitness equipment to boost your balance.

6. Improves Digestion

Improving your digestive system function can only mean a good thing. Because no one likes that bloated feeling after a big dinner.

So maintaining a healthy weight and improving your digestive system should be a top priority for any individual.

These abs exercises will be perfect to debloat your body and feel better, especially since Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner:

The best ab exercises to improve digestion.

Superman Walk Out

This exercise is a bit more intense than your usual plank.

Get in a standard plank position and start to walk backward until your shoulders come behind your wrists. Stay as still as possible and engage your core.

Hold the extension for a couple of seconds, then walk forward until your shoulders line up with your wrists. Repeat for a total time of 60 seconds.

Side Plank Knee-To-Elbow Tap

This exercise will work your entire body, not just the abdominal area.

Begin in a side plank position and bring the top knee toward your top elbow. Engage your core while doing this. Repeat this move for 30 seconds on each side.

Regular Plank

This is the perfect bodyweight exercise to build up that core strength.

Do your regular plank, keep your body straight and your abs engaged, and hold your plank position as long as you can.

7. Increases Agility

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Improving your agility will help you move like a ninja. This means that you will move quicker and more easily.

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